Fishing tackle assembly



Patented Feb. 19, 1952 FISHING TACKLE ASSEMBLY Otto Lawrenz, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Peerless Tool & Engineering ration of Illinois Chicago, 111., a corpo- Application October 4, 1946, Serial No. 701,231

8 Claims.

This invention relates to an assembly especially adapted for fishing tackle and including a container carrying in the interior thereof a spool or reel to receive a fish line and also arranged to snugly receive a device attached to the fish line.

Specifically the invention deals with a fish bait retriever assembly composed of a cup-shaped container, a cap for the container, a reel or spool mounted on the cap and a, bait retriever snugly seatable in the container and coacting with the reel or spool.

In accordance with this invention a centrally apertured longitudinally slotted heavy weight, on the end of a, line, is mounted in a cup having a cover or cap with a stem extending into the cup and into the central aperture of the weight. The cover is aflixed to the cup by a tight press fit, screw threads, or by'any other attaching means. When the cover is afiixed to the cup, the stem holds the weight against free movement in the cup. A reel is rotatable and slidable on the stem and receives the line from the weight. This reel, when the cover is in place, has an end flange bottomed on the weight in the cup, and a, second end flange in closely spaced relation to the cover so that sliding movement of the reel is impeded. When the cover is removed from the cup, the reel can slide to the free end of the stem and can freely rotate on the stem; A plug in the end of the stem provides a, shoulder for retaining the reel on the stem. The cover affords a suitable gripping knob when the reel is being rotated to wind or unwind the line. The weight is adapted to be slipped on a fishing line and lowered to a snagged bait thereon whereupon the line carrying the weight is pulled and released to impact the weight against the bait for retrieving the bait.

It is, then, an object of this invention to provide a fishing tackle assembly including a container affording a housing for tackle and a spool for a line.

Another object of the invention is to provide a container for a fish bait retriever which not only snugly houses the retriever but also provides a spindle for a reel.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bait retriever including a cup shaped for snugly receiving a weight in the bottom thereof and a cap for the cup having a stem extending into the weight when the cap is fixed to the cup and a reel rotatable on the stem and held between the cover and weight.

Another object of the invention is to provide I I a fishing tackle assembly including aplastic cover and container coacting to afford a reel spindle and housing.

A specific object of the invention is toprovide a bait and plug retriever composed of a reel and a Weight with a container providing a spindle for the reel and a housing for both the reel and weight.

Other and further objects of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of the drawings which, by way of a preferred example only, illustrate one embodiment of the invention.

On the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a bait retriever assembly according to this invention.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the assembly of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a plan view of the cover as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the cover and reel assembl removed from the container.

As shown on the drawings:

The tackle assembly I 0 shown in Figures 1 and 2 is composed of a cup II, a cap l2, a retriever weight [3, a line H, and a reel I5. The cup II and cover l2 are preferably composed of transparent plastic material illustrated in Figure 1, although it should be understood that any suitable structural material, including metal, wood, leather, and the like, can be used in place of plastic.

The cup II has a flat bottom I la and a side wall llb, preferably of circular cross section, diverging outwardly from the bottom Ila. The upper end of the cup I I has an internally threaded open mouth I l c.

The cap l2 has an externally threaded cylindrical gland portion I 2a adapted to be screwthreaded into the mouth I I0 of the cup H. A shoulder 12b surrounds the gland 12a and is bot-' tomed on the rim of the cup when the cap is threaded home.

The cap has a hollow dome I20 converging to a recessed end wall 12d. Vent holes it are provided in the dome I20 of the cup around the end wall 12d. This dome 12a of the cup provides a recess ll registering with the interior [8 of the cup and increasing the storage capacity of the cup.

An integral stem l2e depends from the apex of the dome portion IZc of the cap through the recess I1 and for a considerable distance into the space l8 of thecup when the cap is mounted on the cup. This stem l2e is of circular cross section and is at the longitudinal center of the cap and cup.

The cap I2 has raised ribs IZf thereon extendme along the dome wall IZc in circumferentially spaced intervals to provide projections which will form flat spots on an otherwise circular member, to prevent, rotation, of the member. These ribs I2f also afford-grippingportions,for manipulation of the cap.

The weight I3 is somewhat pear-shaped with. a flat bottom wall I3a for resting on the bottom Ila of the cup and with bowed sidewalls-1 I311.- snugly engaging the side walls Ill of the cup adjacent the bottom Ila. The-weight I-3hasa cylindrical central aperture I30 therethrough with an outwardly flared mouth I3d at the top end thereof as shown in Figure 2; A, slot: Iii'e.

with an offset central portion extends radially through the weight I3 to communicate with the aperture I39 for quick insertion of a fish line into the aperture.

An ear- I3f" on the upper-- end of theweight receives the end of the line I4 therein;

The reel I5 is preferably composed of r plastic, although it can be.- fabricated fromany suitable s tructural material, and-includes ahollow axialv tubular-portion- 1511, a smallcircular flange IE3?) at one end thereof, and a larger circular flange I-5c at the otherend thereof carrying: a handle I 5d. The line -I 4- is-wound on thetubular portion ISabet een -theflanges. I5b-and I50.

The tubular portion- I5'a of the reel I 5"is rotatably and slidablymounted on thestem I2e-which forms a spindle for the reel. As shown: in Figure 2',- the-stem= I2'e is:considerably longer'than the reel andprojects beyond both ends thereof:

The free-end of -the stemis recessed and'a-button I9 is press fitted thereinztoiorm a shoulder I9aat the end of the stem: of. a size-:-larger. than the aperture through the tubeliazof the reel, so that the-reel cannot drop off of: the stem.

I-he button: I9 and end of 1 the. stem" fit in the aperture I3c of the weight as shownin-Figure 2, and the stem thus preventsunauthorized rocking of 'the' weight in the cup l I.

Whenthe weight I3 is bottomed in the cup, asshown' in--Fig ures 1'. and: 2; itsztop end-ibottoms the fiangeIEo-of-"the: reel andra-ises-the reel off of the -button- I 9--to-- position-its-ilange I 5b within the-recess I l-of the:-cap- I2. The reel I5' is thus maintained partially in-the. domeportion of the cap and partially in the cup, to decrease theoverall height of the assembly. However, when the capll is removed from the: cap asshown in: Figure 4;; the-reel I5, being slidable-on the-stem. I2; is moved against the -button I9, so-that it can be freely rotated to wind and unwind the-line1 I4. Inthis-position the: reel issufiicientlyrremoved fromthe-recess: I I ofthe cap l2: so that the wind.- ing operation is not-impededby-the cap. During the manipulation -0f-.'the'' reel; the cap I 2 is I conveniently grasped-and firmly held-: in theoperators hand with the ribs aifording good gripping surfaces.-

After use of theretriever weight I3, it isconvenien-tly dropped into the-bottom of the cup and' t-he cover with the-reel thereon-is then mountedi'orr the open mouth of the-cup -thereby automatically moving thefree end of the stem through the beveled mouth I3d of the weight into the central aperture I'3c therebyholding the weight againsttilting; At the same time; the upper endof the weight: slides thereelpartially into the,rec,ess I1 of thecover so that its; end flange I'5'b willbepositioned'in close relation to the dome wall I2c. When the cap is threaded home in the threaded mouth of the cup, the reel will have very little end play on the stem, the weight will be held by the stem against tilting, and the thrusting relationship of the reel and weight will maintain the weight on the bottom of the cup.

Fromv the, above descriptions; it, will therefore be understood that the invention provides a comv pact assembly including a combination container and reel mounting.

It will. of course, be understood that various details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention and it is, therefore, not the purpose to limit the patent granted hereon otherwise thannecessitated by the scope of the appended claims.

I'claim as my invention:

1. A bait retriever comprising in combination witha centrally apertured reel with endtflanges, a centrally apertured and longitudinally slotted weight; a linawound': on. the reel" and attached to" the weight; a cup shaped to snugly-receive said weight in the bottom portion thereof, and a hol'-. low domed cap for said cup having a central stem depending from the apex'of'the'hollow dome beyond the cap to project. into the cup, said'stem projecting through the reel aperture and providing: a-spindle-for the reel, said reel being slidable. onthe stem to. partially enter the. hollow-dome. of the cover to engage one end flange thereof, on the. cover, said stemprojecting beyond. the other end; flange of the reehwhen: the reel-is engaged against the cover, and-'said'projecting portion of thestemextending into the central aperture, of the. weight. to aid inhol'ding the;weight infixed position inthe cup.

2-: A-iishing tackleassembly comprising a cup; a cap for the open end of. thecup, said cap having arecessiopening towardthe interior of the cup and'a stem projecting from within said'recess beyond the open'ende of the cap, a reel slidable and rotatable on: the stem; means on the stem retaine ingethe-reel thereon, aline on the reel, and a member seatable in the bottom of the cup at-. tached: tosaid line, said. member providing a support surface for; said reelin said cup holding the reel" partially inthe-recess of" the cap and having abore receiving. the free end .of' the stem.

3. A. container. for a.fish bait retriever composed: ofa. reel, a line, and av recessed weight, which comprises a cup.membershaped to; snugly receivesaidweight, a cover for said cup, having a stem. depending centrally. therefrom for receiving said; reeltherearound and for projecting through, the reel into the recess of the weight, and ashoulden on the end of said stem, serving as a stop to engage the base of said reel whenthe cap;is;removedfrom the:cup.

4.- A bait.- andplug. retriever--comprising= a; re,- cessed' weight. adapted to be. slipped: onv a, fish line, a reel, a line connected to said weightand .woundpn saidreel, acap member; having a stem projecting through said reel and affording a spindle for-the reel, anda container cup adapted to receive said Weight, reel, line, and. stem with thestem projecting into partiallynested'relationship within the recess-in theweight.

5. A fishing tackle assembly comprising-a cupshaped cap having; an open end, a stem extend ingfrom; within the cap and beyond-the plane oftheopen end-of thecap; a container-having an open end adapted to beclosed by'said cap, a reel-rotatable and slidable on said stem, said reel adapted to be partially disposed within the cap, and a member remcvably housed in said container and extending from the bottom of the container to a greater distance than the clearance between the end of the stem and the bottom of the container when the cap is assembled on the container, said member having a portion extending in assembly past the extremity portion of the stem and bearing against the adjacent end of the reel to shift the reel partially into the cap and thereby reducing the overall extent of the assembly.

6. Tackle comprising a cup-shaped cap having an open end, a stem on said cap projecting from within the cap and beyond the plane of the open end of the cap, a reel rotatable on said stem, the length of said reel being less than the length of said stem and said reel being slidable thereon into and out of the cap, and a cup closed by said cap for receiving said stem whereby an object stored in said cup can hold the reel in the cap to afford sufficient clearance for the object between the bottom of the cup and the adjacent end of the reel.

7. In combination in a fishing tackle assembly of the character described, a plug retriever weight having a bore therein, an elongated container having the Weight in the lower portion thereof, a reel in the upper portion of the container and lying on the upper end of the weight, a line 3" wound on said reel and attached to said weight. and a stem extending below said reel into said 6 bore and acting to hold the reel and the weight against relative movement transversely to the axis of the bore and the stem.

8. In combination in a fishing tackle assembly of the character described, a container, an elongated fishing plug retriever weight housed in said container and having a longitudinal bulgingly bowed side wall engaging the opposing wall surface of the container at the maximum bulge only of the weight side wall and therefore being subject to relative lateral tilting movement in the container, the weight having a bore therein, a line attached to the weight, a reel housed in the container and having the line wound thereon, said reel resting against an end of the weight, and a stem extending from the reel into said bore and holding the weight against said tilting move-- ment.

OTTO LAWRENZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 565,030 Quinan Aug. 4, 1896 779,937 Holt Jan. 10, 1905 842,540 Fleming Jan. 29, 1907 1,993,974 McVicker Mar. 12, 1935 2,058,756 Ayer Oct. 27, 1936 

